1.5 million people live in nursing homes in the United States. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 6 adults aged 60 or older experience some type of violence in a community setting. And with the rise of aging baby boomers destined to overcrowd this industry, a dangerous mix is looming on the horizon that makes even skilled care facilities vulnerable. Legal nurse advisors are registered nurses with training and experience in analyzing medical records and standards of care. Nurse legal consultants advise lawyers on medical malpractice, nursing home negligence and abuse, personal injury, product liability and class offences. An experienced legal advisor is qualified to analyze whether health care professionals are complying with nursing standards and guidelines. If you are a lawyer who needs a review and analysis of medical issues, legal counsel should be part of your team. If your law firm defends a care facility, we can help! For over 25 years, we have provided legal support to law firms of all sizes, from individual practitioners to some of the largest law firms in the country. Midwife: This specialty can also be called obstetrician. Nurses are trained in all stages of prenatal care, including genetic testing and all aspects of childbirth and postpartum care. Lawyers specializing in suspected negligent medical malpractice may contact these nurses to assess whether the appropriate standard of care has been applied.
For example, if a baby is born with a genetic disease when a test should have been ordered, the doctor may be held responsible for this omission. A legal nurse consultant can review medical records and help the lawyer make this decision. Nursing home legal advisors specialize in assessing nursing home medical records to determine if the case is well-founded. Without spending too much time, our care advisors can do a thumbs up/thumbs down exam. Working from home can be employed by health care institutions, law firms or independent contractors. You must have several years of nursing experience before you are eligible to work from home. Many work from home as care counsellors, although some can become so effective as legal advisors that they provide full-time legal advice. While they do most of the counselling work remotely, they may need to go to the office to review documents or interview patients on occasion.
Working from home may also require testifying as a witness or explaining medical documents in plain language in the courtroom. Jaime is a nurse and senior health executive who has worked with lawyers as a legal nurse consultant for the past 12 years. She has been a thought leader in the healthcare industry, serving on numerous committees and implementing numerous proactive and preventive clinical programs in long-term care facilities. Physicians need up to fifteen years of education and training to be certified surgeons, obstetricians, radiologists and other specialties, and they are well rewarded financially for their services. That would be reason enough not to consider physicians as legal counsel, but the most important reason is that they hate to break ranks and report that other physicians have not applied the right standard of care or made mistakes. Nurses who are training to become nurse legal advisors consider their work to be in the public interest and fairly analyze whether or not the patient has received adequate care. All of our legal nurse consultants have decades of experience in skilled nursing and assisted living and continue to work in the industry. The next step in our review process is to create a comprehensive summary case report in RAIC (issue, rule, enforcement, conclusion) format to list deviations from standards of care, violations of state and federal laws and regulations, and the harms caused by these violations. Our typical turnaround time for performance evaluation is 14 days. Our full review will be completed within 30 days or sooner if you violate the limitation period to file your case. Our team of experienced nurses is ready to assist you with your nursing home`s next case review.
Call or email us today! Know your options. Win your case with a nurse legal consultant who specializes in nursing homes and assisted living. Our nursing consulting firm has over 20 years of experience in the skilled nursing and assisted living industry. Nurse legal consultants often specialize in a particular type of medical or industry problem. For example, there are nurse legal consultants who are obstetrical nurses who have successful practices, who review lawyers` medical records, who handle malpractice cases for women who claim to have been injured by their doctor, nurse or midwife. Nurses pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) may be eligible for board certification or nursing license in many fields. Below are some examples of nursing specialties and how they would apply to working as a legal nurse consultant. Our experts bridge the gap between medicine and law. Groupe Verger`s experts include physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, licensed retirement home managers (NHLs), dementia specialists and dietitians. Neonatal nurse practitioner: Neonatal care has evolved tremendously in the 21st century, with young infants able to survive, often without deficit. In an ever-changing field, neonatal legal nurses can help medical malpractice advocates determine whether appropriate care has been used for a child. Our law firm turned to Jaime Schwingel for help with a tragic case of neglect in nursing homes and she went above and beyond.
Ms. Schwingel`s report was comprehensive, concise and expertly applied the facts to the law to produce a logical and solid opinion. Professional and first class!! Nurse Schwingel provides excellent expert services. We have successfully deployed their services in locations across the country. She has an extremely in-depth knowledge of the subject matter and has a deep understanding of the dynamics of the legal process. She presents concepts to juries in an easy-to-understand way and connects with jurors at their level. We used Nurse Schwingel for a trial in New Mexico, and her testimony was one of the main reasons the jury ruled in our favor. Our complete and organized records are read stamped and correctly categorized in nursing home tabs. LNC Solutions advisors are available for testimony/trial preparation to identify potential defendants to be testified, prepare presentations/exhibits with medical illustrations to help jurors understand the causes/harms your client may have suffered. Experienced Nurse Legal Consultants Our experienced legal nurse consultants are able to analyze complex medical histories and distill them into easy-to-understand work products. We can work with your legal staff in any capacity you need, and we are often a more cost-effective and efficient solution than using in-house staff. Nurse Anesthesiologist: A board-certified nurse anesthesiologist is trained to administer the right amount of anesthesia to patients based on age, medical history, body chemistry, and other factors.
Nurse anesthesiologists can assist lawyers representing clients who claim injuries resulting from negligent anesthesia practices. Consulting nurses are usually hired by lawyers to analyze and report on potential cases so that they can assess whether or not they accept them. This process is crucial because most lawyers take on these cases for a success fee and are only paid if the case is successful. Lawyers rely on nurse law advisors to make these important decisions. When a parent reports abuse, neglect or even the death of a loved one in a foster care facility, it`s a heartbreaking story, but the lawyer must make a financial decision about whether the tragedy was caused by negligence or something inevitable. Nurse legal consultants are also hired by lawyers who defend doctors, hospitals and medical facilities accused of professional misconduct. The nurse counsel`s reports help them decide whether to settle the matter or go to court. Legal Nurse Consultation Services for Long-Term Care Facilities Our legal nursing consulting services for long-term care facilities include: A Groupe Verger Registered Law Nurse is a true expert in her field and has additional qualifications and specializations such as Certified Nursing Home Administrator and Certified Wound Care Nurses (WCC). A Milwaukee Legal Consultant Nursing Expert Witness is provided by Verger Group.
Learn more about our services. Working from home must have the training of a doctor and the attention to detail and logical thinking of a lawyer. It`s a delicate balance that requires years of study and work.